The Mahood River is a river in the northern Shuswap Highland of the Central Interior of British Columbia in Wells Gray Provincial Park . It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long from its source at Mahood Lake to its confluence with the Clearwater River , a tributary of the North Thompson River . The Mahood River has cut a deep canyon into Cambrian rocks and Pleistocene glacial moraines.
18-520: The Mahood River drops over two waterfalls. Sylvia Falls is 20 metres (66 ft) high and 90 metres (295 ft) wide and cascades across a glacial moraine. The falls is noticeably eroding upstream and changing its appearance faster than other waterfalls in the park, since glacial deposits are fairly soft. Only 100 metres (328 ft) downstream is Goodwin Falls which is 10 metres (33 ft) high and 60 metres (197 ft) wide. Nearby Mahood Lake and, later,
36-518: A few names on, and Goodwin was some friend of Wells Gray. I think that was the most prominent thing named in the Park because I figured I would lead him astray with one thing while I named little insignificant things after the others that would all be forgotten. I have no idea who Goodwin was." For many years, the origin of the Goodwin Falls name did remain a mystery and neither the B.C. Provincial Archives nor
54-401: A swamp, he dutifully assigned one of Gray’s names. However, each time he came upon a sizable creek, a waterfall or a peak he pulled his own carefully researched list from his backpack. Needless to say, Gray’s names have been lost to time, except for one - Goodwin Falls. Thirty years after his survey, Lyons commented to Helen and Philip Akrigg (British Columbia’s place name experts), "I had to hang
72-690: Is from the Scottish Gaelic monadh and sìth, meaning "moor" and "peace". The Monashee Mountains are limited on the east by the Columbia River and Arrow Lakes , beyond which lie the Selkirk Mountains . They are limited on the west by the upper North Thompson River and the Interior Plateau . The northern end of the range is Canoe Mountain at the south end of the Robson Valley , near of
90-752: Is located at the end of the road at Mahood River. A trail follows the south bank of the Mahood River upstream for 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to Sylvia and Goodwin Falls, about a one-hour walk. The trail, in poor condition, continues on to Mahood Lake, a hike of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) that takes about 1.5 hours. The only other access to Mahood River is by boat from Mahood Lake Campground at the west end. 51°54′58″N 120°11′39″W / 51.91611°N 120.19417°W / 51.91611; -120.19417 Canadian Pacific Survey The Canadian Pacific Survey or Canadian Pacific Railway Survey comprised many distinct geographical surveys conducted during
108-700: The Shuswap Highland to the west of the main range are technically classified as part of the Monashees, however, they may also be considered part of the Interior Plateau. The Okanagan Highland lies between the Kettle River and Okanagan Lake , south of the Shuswap River . Within this area, the small Sawtooth Range lies between the uppermost Shuswap River to the east and Mabel Lake to the west. The portion of
126-551: The Yellowhead Highway follows the west bank of the Clearwater River for 38.5 kilometres (23.9 mi) and ends at the confluence of the Mahood River and Clearwater River. It has been closed since July 2020 when the Clearwater River washed out the road at km 11.4 and the government is still reviewing the feasibility of repairs and costs. The road is currently accessible only to hikers and mountain bikers. A primitive campsite
144-597: The 1870s and 1880s, designed to determine the ideal route of the Canadian Pacific Railway . Although much of the survey's activity focused on locating suitable mountain passes through the Canadian Rockies , Selkirk Mountains , Monashee Mountains , Canadian Cascades and Coast Mountains of western Canada , locating the best route across the rugged terrain of the Canadian Shield north of Lake Superior
162-635: The Geographical Names Office could provide any clue about Goodwin. The puzzle was eventually solved by the Akriggs who learned from Gray’s niece that Walter Goodwin was a Spokane, Washington, dentist who had done some work on Gray's teeth the year before. By this chance association, he became memorialized in Wells Gray Park. The only other exception to Lyons' list of locals was Sylvia Falls which he named for his wife. A rough road from Clearwater on
180-634: The Mahood Falls community were named after James Adam Mahood who was in charge of a Canadian Pacific Railway survey in this area in 1872. The Mahood River and the Canim River , which feeds Mahood Lake from Canim Lake , were both originally named as part of Bridge Creek . They were renamed in 1941 and the name 'Bridge Creek' was retained only for the stream that flows into Canim Lake. Both Sylvia Falls and Goodwin Falls were named by photographer and author, Chess Lyons . In 1940, six months after Wells Gray Park
198-727: The Shuswap Highland south of the North Thompson River to the Okanagan Highland, may also be included. Major peaks include Hallam Peak (3,205 m (10,515 ft)) and Cranberry Mountain (2,872 m (9,423 ft)). Between Revelstoke and Shuswap Lake, the range is crossed by Highway 1 - the Trans-Canada Highway - and by the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway , which run through Eagle Pass . Highway 6 goes over Monashee Pass . The Crowsnest Highway to
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#1732844090443216-757: The bronze rush-era Waddington's Road via Bute Inlet and the eventual Lillooet-Squamish-Howe Sound routing of the Pacific Great Eastern , led by Stanley Smith , that attempted to investigate a potential route from the head of the Lillooet River via Ring Pass and the Lillooet Icefield to the coast via the Bishop River , resulted in the disappearance of Smith's party. Glaciers in the Lillooet Icecap are named for him and his brother, who had also been in
234-529: The first detailed mapping of much of southern British Columbia, including remote areas such as the Coast Mountains icefields and a range of potential pass and route combinations, including new discoveries - the most notable and crucial of which was Rogers Pass through the Selkirk Mountains , but also less famously but no less crucially Eagle Pass through the Monashees . Routes investigated included those of
252-551: The group. Monashee Mountains The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range lying mostly in British Columbia , Canada , extending into the U.S. state of Washington . They stretch 530 km (329 mi) from north to south and 150 km (93 mi) from east to west. They are a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains . The highest summit is Mount Monashee, which reaches 3,274 m (10,741 ft). The name
270-625: The south takes the Bonanza Pass . The southern end of the Monashees within Canada is an historically important mining and former industrial area known as the Boundary Country , which is focused around the basin of the lower Kettle River and extends north toward the Midway Range . The Sherman Pass Scenic Byway runs 40 miles (64 km) east from the town of Republic, Washington across the center of
288-722: The town of Valemount , British Columbia. The southern extremity of the range is in Washington State, where the Kettle River Range reaches the confluence of the Kettle River and the Columbia , and reaches west to the southern extremity of the Okanagan Highland (spelled Okanogan Highland in the US) just northeast of the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia rivers at Brewster and Bridgeport, Washington . The Okanagan Highland and parts of
306-536: Was also a primary goal. The survey played an important role in the exploration of Canada , especially in the mapping of hitherto-uncharted parts of British Columbia . In British Columbia, survey work was overseen by Walter Moberly , a former Colony of British Columbia land official and cabinet member , and involved steamboat support vessels on the Arrow Lakes and Columbia River , and on Kootenay Lake , Shuswap Lake , Seton Lake and others. The survey entailed
324-470: Was created, he was assigned by the B.C. Forest Service to explore and map the area. The Minister of Lands, Hon. Arthur Wellesley Gray , presented Lyons with a list of friends he wanted used in the naming of places in the park. Lyons thought this was inappropriate because he believed that place names should honor people who had been directly involved with the park such as pioneers, prospectors and trappers. However, orders had to be obeyed, so each time he passed
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